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Türkistan (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 068 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 68.6660 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largely desert region that contains parts of the Muyun-Kum, Betpak-Dala, and Kyzylkum deserts; lead and zinc are mined in the Karatau Mountains; inhabitants are Kazakhs, Russians, Uzbeks, and Ukrainians. |
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| Turkistan (preferred,C,V)
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| Turkistan Oblysy (C,V)
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| Turkestanskaya Oblast? (C,V)
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| Туркестанская Область (C,V,Russian,U)
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| Туркістан (C,V,Kazakh,U)
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| Туркістан Облысы (C,V,Kazakh,U)
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| Ongtustik Qazaqstan (H,V)
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| Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy (H,V)
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| South Kazakhstan (H,O)
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| Chimkent (H,V)
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| Cimkent (H,V)
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| Chimkentskaya Oblast? (H,V)
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| Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast' (H,V)
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| Yuzhno Kazakhstan (H,V)
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............ | until 1962 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| oblast (C) |
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